Acts 17:12:15Acts.17.12.W15TAB
οὐκ
ouk
“not”
- Transliteration
- ouk
- Extended
- ook
- IPA
- /uk/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
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ouk
- sentence
pol-LOI men OON eks au-TÔN e-PI-steu-san kai tôn hel-lê-NI-dôn gy-nai-KÔN tôn eu-skhê-MO-nôn kai an-DRÔN ouk o-LI-goi
Exegesis
The following coordination kai andron ouk oligoi {καὶ ἀνδρῶν οὐκ ὀλίγοι | kai andrôn ouk OL-i-goi} adds men into the group, with ouk oligoi as a litotes meaning “quite a number” rather than merely “not few.” The repeated genitives create a partitive nuance (“of the Greek women … and of men”), while the litotes underscores the significant extent of the response. In translation, the inferential force of men oun is conveyed by “Therefore” and “As a result,” the partitive genitives are rendered with “of” or “including,” and the litotes is expressed idiomatically as “not a few” in the formal rendering and “numerous” in the dynamic rendering to bring out its emphatic nuance.
In context — Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed , and also not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 17:12, so the Greek word οὐκ (ouk) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.17.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.12.W15.S1) and character.